California
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media mention January 12, 2016 Inland Empire Community News: Assemblymembers, local groups not satisfied with state budget
“Nunez pointed out that a recent study done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) undocumented Californians contribute around $3.2-billion in local and state taxes.“They are not taking… -
media mention July 22, 2015 CNBC: Is Your State a Gas Tax Winner–Or Loser?
As states from Connecticut to California scramble to find money to fix crumbling highways, Congress once again is expected this week to put a short-term patch on the nearly insolvent… -
media mention July 13, 2015 State Tax Notes: States Increase Gas Tax in Push for Transportation Funds
In the absence of a national gasoline tax increase, states have been raising their gas taxes to fund long-deferred road maintenance and transportation projects. “I think what’s happening now is… -
media mention July 6, 2015 Planetizen: State Gas Tax Changes Effective July 1: Six Up; One Down
Carl Davis, Research Director of the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy (ITEP) writes where gas taxes used to fund transportation infrastructure increased, if only by decimal points, and about… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Zero Hedge: These Six States Just Raised Their Gasoline Tax
According to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), starting today, six states will increase their gas taxes to help pay for transportation… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Equipment World: Gas Tax Increases for Transportation Funding Start Today in 6 States
The flurry of state gas tax legislation enacted earlier this year now goes into effect for a handful of states across the country, providing an increase in funding for much-needed… -
media mention June 30, 2015 Roll Call: Gas Tax to Rise in Six States Next Month
“On Wednesday July 1, six states will raise their gasoline tax rates. While some drivers may view this as an unwelcome development during the busy summer travel season, the reality… -
media mention June 30, 2015 Washington Post: Fill The Tank Today
The residents of six states will pay more at the pump starting July 1 as increased gas taxes go into effect. Motorists in Idaho, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, Nebraska and… -
media mention June 29, 2015 The Hill: Six States Increasing Gas Taxes on July 1
Six states are scheduled to increase their gas taxes on July 1 to help pay for transportation projects, according to the Citizens for Tax Justice and Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention April 15, 2015 Inland News Today: Who Pays Taxes in California?
A new study has found that the lowest-income families in California pay a greater share of their incomes in state and local taxes, on average, than other families, including those… -
ITEP Work in Action April 14, 2015 California Budget and Policy Center: How Would Current State EITC Proposals Benefit California’s Workers and Their Families?
Momentum for creating a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in California is building. As we discussed in a recent report, a state EITC would foster economic security among low-… -
ITEP Work in Action March 12, 2015 California Budget Project: How a State EITC Could Reduce Economic Hardship in California
“A state EITC would allow low- and middle-income working families to keep more of their earnings and help rebalance California’s system of state and local taxes, which currently asks low-income… -
media mention January 20, 2015 LA Weekly: California Has the Second Fairest Taxes in the US
California is not an easy place to do business. Our taxes and regulations are legendary. But the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy this month released its fifth “Who Pays?”… -
ITEP Work in Action December 4, 2014 California Budget Project: A State EITC- Making California’s Tax System Work Better for Working Families
A new CBP report discusses the benefits of establishing a California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the key policy considerations in creating this state credit. Read the full report. -
media mention November 20, 2014 The Modesto Bee: Undocument Immigrants Pay $10 Billion in Taxes
Re “Movie shows MJC’s bias “ (Letters, Nov. 16): The recent letter complaining about illegal immigrants stated that they do not pay income taxes. This is not correct. A study… -
media mention November 6, 2014 Yahoo! Finance: Was Steve Balmer Hunting Good Will in Clipper’s Deal?
Arguments aside, some, including Matt Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), said the law including sports franchises in the Goodwill tax write-off was a… -
ITEP Work in Action July 7, 2014 Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics: Ten Dollars or Thirteen Dollars?
In this report we compare the effects of $10 (AB10) and $13 (SB935) minimum wage levels in California. We show that AB10 restores some of the ground lost by low-paid… -
media mention June 19, 2014 Los Angeles Times: Hypocrite Watch: Texas Gov. Rick Perry Says He May Move to Calif.
But Texas has sales and property taxes that make its overall burden of taxation on low-wage families much heavier than the national average, while the state also taxes the middle class at rates as high or higher than in California. For instance, non-elderly Californians with family income in the middle 20 percent of the income distribution pay combined state and local taxes amounting to 8.2 percent of their income, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy; by contrast, their counterparts in Texas pay 8.6 percent.
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media mention May 21, 2014 East Bay Express: Health Care for All?
Undocumented Californians also paid about $2.7 billion in taxes, including property, sales, and income taxes, in 2010, according to the most recent annual estimate available from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “There’s this misconception that undocumented people are ‘takers’ — that they’re benefiting from public benefits but not contributing,” said Daniel Zingale, senior vice president of The California Endowment, which has embarked on a multimillion-dollar campaign — also named “Health for All” — to raise awareness about undocumented people and their inability to access health care.
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media mention May 12, 2014 Politico: What’s Next for That Ca. CEO Pay Bill?
Morning Tax, May 12, 2014 Matthew Gardner, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said while the bill highlights “two vital problems we ought to fix… -
ITEP Work in Action April 10, 2014 California Budget Project: Who Pays Taxes in California?
A new CBP report — released in advance of Tax Day — examines state and local taxes in California and shows that low-income households are currently contributing a disproportionate share… -
media mention October 15, 2013 The Daily Californian: Rights for all, not for some
(Original Post) STATE ISSUES: Legislation focused on undocumented Californians who aren’t perfect will aid millions more and address painful stigmas. BY SENIOR EDITORIAL BOARD | STAFFLAST UPDATED OCTOBER 11, 2013… -
media mention August 21, 2013 Fox & Hounds: Immigration Reformers Must Tell a Better Story
(Original Post) By Joe Rodota CEO and founder of Forward Observer, a research and strategy firm Monday, August 19th, 2013 In a recent column, Washington Post Wonkblog writers Ezra… -
ITEP Work in Action April 12, 2013 California Budget Project: Who Pays Taxes In California?
Former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once noted that “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” State and local taxes support our public schools, colleges, and universities; streets… -
media mention March 15, 2013 San Jose Mercury News: California’s gas tax and what we do with it
(Original Post) By Gary Richards [email protected]: 03/14/2013 12:01:00 AM PDT Q Gary, here’s your chance to be an unbelievable hero. I’m a senior and remember back in the ’50s when…